Locals are being encouraged to complete a consultation to help form the future of Hamilton town centre

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Hamilton MP Angela Crawley hopes as many local voices as possible will be heard in a new consultation that hopes to shape the future of the town centre.She launched the 12-week project in September with the aim of gathering a wealth of feedback from people who live, work and study in Hamilton.With the consultation ending on December 8, she hopes to gather as much momentum as possible to gain a diverse collection of ideas that can be presented to South Lanarkshire Council to help inform their Hamilton Town Centre Master Plan.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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